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Wednesday, April 25, 1984 Great Falls Tribune 7-B Mike Squires is jack-of-all positions CHICAGO (AP) Looking for a thought of as a novelty. aEi Sportscope sons behind it," said LaRussa. "Mike probably will not pitch again. But our srflrtpr Qnnrlnu tunc LnrwloH rait early, one of our relievers (Salome; oaiujub) was nu Dy a Daiiea Dau, "I welcome the opportunity to play and get more at-bats." Squires is not sold on the possibility of playing every position in a game as former Charlie Finley made Bert Campaneris do several years ago with the Kansas City A's. Campaneris was a right-hander.

"In my opinion, a left-hander cannot play second base because he couldn't turn the double play and playing shortstop also would be difficult," said Squires. "Playing every position is not one of my priorities. You could be out of position and get hurt." LaRussa insists he's not trying to be clever by using Squires at various positions. "Every decision I make has rea man for many positions? Then look no farther than Mike Squires, the Chicago White Sox' jack-of-several trades. Squires, who bats and throws left-handed, won a Gold Glove for his defensive work at first base in 1981.

But he also has been a catcher, played third base and left field. Last Sunday, he was used as a pitcher to face one batter in a losing cause at Detroit. He retired Tom Brookens, the only batter he faced, on a pop up. "All I can say is that I lead the team in earned run average," joked Squires. While he doesn't mind the utility role, he bristles at the idea of being "I could understand going in to pitch to one man under the circumstances," said Squires, who pitched in college and in the minor leagues in 1977.

Manager Tony LaRussa said that Sunday likely would be Squires' last appearance as a pitcher this season. But opponents shouldn't be surprised to see him catching in an emergency or at third base as a starter. "If (catchers) Carlton Fisk or Marc Hill come up with injuries or are used up in a given game, I can understand my being put in there to catch for an inning or two," said Squires. "At third base, I'm not going to take anybody's job but I will get better the more I play. naa used two other relievers and 1 didn't want to warm up Ron Reed for one batter.

"We had another game the next night and the schedule called for us to play two weeks straight." However, Squires will play third base again and he might even start at that position, LaRussa added. "There are going to be spots where I might want a left-handed hit-: ting third baseman," said LaRussa. "Mike showed me in spring training that he could be adequate at the Drive to discover more Indian athletes begins STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A Indian athletes so far have come to outstanding if they had the opportu for native Americans that is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Participant receive funding for their education in return for a committment to work in Indian schooling after graduation. nity. "Because of the remoteness and the geographies, there isn't always good coaching available," Thorpe said in a telephone interview from Washington. "What we would like to see done is to develop a system of identifying them and bringing them into a system a coaching," he said. The government has begun the initial step of surveying reservations to see just what sorts of athletic resources are missing.

Thorpe said he would like to see Indian athletes receive a combination of support from government and the private sector. Since her graduation, Ms. LeBrasseur has remained in State College helping tribes apply for grants and coordinating activities of the recently-formed American Indian Athletic Association, which reaches out to athletes on reservations. "When we find an athlete that has talent but not enough coaching we try to get him here," she said. Five Chippewa, aided by the son of the late Jim Thorpe, has started a push to help Indian athletes further their careers by getting them better coaching.

Margot LeBrasseur said Monday that she has formed a network of coaches to take the first step of finding promising Indian athletes who might be hindered in sports by a lack of resources. "Because of the isolation of the reservations, Indian athletes don't have a lot of visibility. They miss out in terms of sports development," said Ms. LeBrasseur. Ms.

LeBrasseur, 35, coached basketball on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico before coming here to attend Penn State University, where she earned a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction. Carl Thorpe, 56, an administrator with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the son of legendary Indian athlete Jim Thorpe, said it has been a longstanding belief "that there are other Jim Thorpes out there who could be Penn State to attend a week-long track and field camp under the supervision of Harry Groves, Penn State's men's track coach. More Indians are expected to attend a similar camp this summer. Ms. LeBrasseur is also helping stage a track meet for Indians that she says will be the first of its kind.

The meet, to be run at Penn State on May 25, will be dedicated to Jim Thorpe. Between 30 and 50 Indian athletes from Canada, New York, Arizona, New Mexico and South Dakota are expected to participate, with the featured event a run. Sports are a major leisure activity on Indian reservations, said Ms. LeBrasseur, who hails from Manistique, Mich. "It seems like the trend is for colleges to recruit foreign athletes.

If a coach came to me right now I could find him a 6-10 Sioux who plays excellent basketball," said Ms. LeBrasseur. She graduated under a program Taylor's Special ready for Blue Grass Taylor's Special, the Louisiana Derby winner who showed last year that he likes Kentucky racing, will oppose nine 3-year-olds, including two other derby winners, Thursday in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. The other derby winners who will be using the 1 18-mile BlueGrass for a final prep for the lVi-mile Kentucky Derby May 5 at Churchill Downs, will be Mighty Adversary, first in the Santa Anita Derby, and Bold Southerner, first in the Budweiser Tampa Bay Derby. Also in the field entered Tuesday is New York-bred He Is A Great Deal, who upset Swale, a leading Kentucky Derby contender, in the 1 1-16-mile Lexington on a sloppy track April 17 at Keeneland.

Taylor's Special was made the early 5-2 favorite, followed by Silent King, 7-2; Mighty Adversary, 4-1, and Fight Over, 9-2. Taylor's Special was rated at 8-1 and Bold Southerner at 12-1. William F. Lucas Taylor's Special, ridden by Pat Day, has not raced since winning the 1 18-mile Louisiana Derby March 25, and all five of his starts this year have been at the New Orleans Fair Grounds where he also won an overnight handicap, the Black Gold Handicap and the Louisiana Derby Trial, and finished second in the LeComte Handicap. But as a 2-year-old, Taylor's Special ran all seven of his rates in Kentucky.

He won three times, with a second and a third, in six starts at Churchill Downs, and won once at Keeneland. Lawrence is top pick in WABA draft Professional veteran Nancy Lieberman and collegian Janice Lawrence, one of 12 1984 Olympians taken, were the top choices Tuesday in the Women's American Basketball Association's inaugural draft. The 5-foot-lO Lieberman was selected first in the free agent phase of the draft and was taken by her old Women's Basketball League town, Dallas. The 25-year-old former Old Dominion star, an Olympian in 1976 and 1980, was the only selection to appear at the 14-round selections in a downtown Columbus, Ohio, hotel. She sat with her former and new pro coach, Greg Williams, and said, "I look forward to him yelling again at me, 'You've blown another defensive I'm very pleased to be going back to Dallas." Lieberman averaged more than 25 points in her only season in the WBL, which folded after its third year in 1981.

Lawrence, Kansas' 6-3 forward-center, was the first player chosen, being selected by New York in the opening round of the college phase of the draft. She averaged 16.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in her senior season this year. The new league probably will add another team before the first season starts this fall with a 22-game schedule. League Commissioner Bill Byrne says the WABA will play a 22-game regular season schedule and every franchise must have a television contract. Joe B.

Hall to get contract extension The directors of the University of Kentucky Athletics Association voted unanimously Tuesday to renegotiate and add a year to Joe B. Hall's contract as basketball coach. The board authorized athletic director Cliff Hagan to negotiate a new deal with Hall, who just completed his 12th season as coach. "Let's simply tear his contract up and give him a new 5-year contract beginning July 1," said university President Otis Singletary, indicating that he has heard the many rumors that Hall might be retiring. "It's not a big step, but we think it is symbolically important," Singletary said.

"I think it is uncumbent upon us to send out that signal. A lot of what you hear indicates that the position is in question. Secondly, I think coach Hall's record speaks for itself." Hall, whose club was 29-5 and went to the Final Four this year, did not attend the meeting and couldn't be reached at his office Tuesday evening. Hospital stay doesn't detain Stephens Woody Stephens was hospitalized and unable to get to Churchill Downs on Tuesday, but he discussed training strategy for his two Kentucky Derby contenders with an assistant at the track, his doctor said. The 70-year-old Kentucky native was admitted to a Louisville hospital on Sunday for treatment of pneumonia.

"He's doing better," said Dr. David Richardson, who described Stephens' condition as good. Richardson, a Louisville resident, is a relative of Stephens. He declined to identify the hospital where Stephens was being treated. Stephens' two Derby contenders, Swale and Devil's Bag, arrived at Churchill Downs on Monday, and Richardson said he hopes to have Stephens out of the hospital in time for him to attend the 110th Derby on May 5.

GEORGE BRETT of the Kansas City Royals has begun rehabilitation on his left knee. Brett, who has not played a game this season, injured the knee in Kansas City's final spring training game on March 30 in Tampa, Fla. He suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in the left knee. The rehabilitation process includes lifting weights with the leg while sitting and lying on his back. JEFF MERROW of the Atlanta Falcons announced his retirement, saying that "football is not a game you can play forever." The Falcons' defensive end played nine years in the National Football League.

"I feel good about playing, and probably no one ever enjoyed it more than I did," Mer-row said. "It was a pleasure to have played in Atlanta." LAST CHANCE RACING, INC. Helena, Montana Lewis Clark County Fairgrounds Thoroughbreds Quarter Horses Pari Mutuel Wagering APRIL 21 22, 28, 29 MAY 5, 6, 12, 13, 1984 Post Time: 1 :30 p.m. Headwaters race to be held May 6 tana," said Hamilton. "All the rivers involved are part of the nation's and Montana's history and the race ends at the historical Sacajewea Inn and that should tell you something." Anyone wishing entry forms or more information may contact Hamilton or Al Anderson.

Teams can register now and between 9-11 a.m. race day. entries compete in all events totaling 44 miles. Two people entries compete together in the canoe leg and alternate for the running and biking legs. Hamilton said the marathon is for the recreational athlete and not for the professional.

"We stress the things that most of the younger and middle-age set can do without wearing anybody out and we get the kind of people who want to have fun." There is a registration fee of $30 per team, all of which goes back into the race, trophies will be awarded, says Hamilton, "The purpose of the race is to promote the recreation and historical value of the area." "With the exception of the Billings area we have the best and fastest growing event of it's kind in Mon NOW BUYING Beverage Cans Aluminum and Steel We meet or beat all priceil WEISSMAN RECYCLING 3rd Av. S. 3rd Grwt Fallt By FRANK UPTON Tribune Correspondent THREE FORKS Athletic ability and Montana history will go together May 6 when Three Forks hosts what is possibly the fastest growing one-day sporting event in Western Montana. The annual Three Forks Headwaters Tri-Marathon will get underway at high noon on May 6 with the first leg of the marathon being canoeing on the Jefferson River for 12 miles followed by a 7 mile cross country race and ending with a 25 mile bike race. About 125 teams will compete in this year's event and with 4 people on a team there will be at least 500 competitors.

According to Doug Hamilton, a co-chairman of the event, over 3,500 people will be watching the action. "We had around 400 contestants last year and we're one of the fastest growing events of our kind in Montana, if not the fastest," says Hamilton. "What makes our marathon so unique," added Hamilton, "is that we start on the Jefferson River with the canoeing and then we involve the Madison, Gallatin and finally we end at the Headwaters of the Missouri River. The good thing about it is the spectators can watch many of the events from Headwaters State Park which overlooks all the rivers involved." The marathon is a three part race involving a team of four members 2 canoers, a runner, and a biker. Solo TONY BERNAZARD, Cleveland's second baseman, has been suspended for two games by the American League and fined $300 for allegedly making physical contact with an umpire during a game with the White Sox April 10 i I ti i a ti A -1 umpire Nick Bremigan after the Indians' second baseman protested when Xlflrp6I HCtlVHtCQ ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta i-aucu vmi im a iivivuii miuw iu mat uy mute jua uutmui ujri.

tn requesting a hearing, Gabe Paul, the Indians president and chief executive, told American League president Bobby Brown he has "never encountered a more unfair decision." Paul asserted that Bremigan "provoked the entire affair" by using "uncouth and filthy language" toward Bernazard. Braves activated outfielder Terry Harper and sent catcher Matt Sinatra to Greenville of the Southern League, the National League team announced Tuesday. Harper, who hit .264 for the Braves last year, dislocated a shoulder March 21. Sinatro, who batted .167 in 12 at bats with the Braves last year, had no hits in four at bats this season. i 1 I i i i 1 1 WILFORD SCYPION, the U.S.

Boxing Association's middleweight champion, voluntarily relinquished his title Tuesday in West Patterson, N.J., Main Event Promotions announced. Scypion, who was scheduled to defend his title Wednesday night against Alex Ramos at Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City, N.J., agreed to give up the crown because he could not make the weight for Wednesday night's fight. Scypion currently weighs 173, 13 pounds over the middleweight limit, a Main Event spokesman said. CERTIFICATE 91 DAY 9.73 Effective Yield 26 WEEK CERTIFICATE fO75 A.P.Ra Effective Yield $2,500 Minimum Deposit A Compounded Monthly APRIL 27, 28, 29 $2,500 Minimum Deposit Compounded Monthly Sportsmen's MONTH CERTIFICATE 00 A.P.R. 10.445 Effective Yield .09 12 MONTH CERTIFICATE ADD 1033 H.r.K Effective Yield $2,500 Minimum Deposit Compounded Monthly $1 ,000 Minimum Deposit Compounded Monthly Camel can't fight because of injury BILLINGS (AP) The International Boxing Federation cruiser-weight title fight scheduled here on May 5 has been postponed because of an injury to champion Marvin Camel, promoter Pete Jovanovich said Monday.

A new fight date has not been set. Camel, of Ronan, was scheduled to fight undefeated Lee Roy Murphy of Chicago. Jovanovich, of Anaconda, said that he received a telegram from Camel late last week, saying only that the fighter had been injured while sparring last Wednesday and beenadvised by his doctor to request the postponement. isywmm t. ii urn 'ini" 'ffffimw' ft "rTE iSSr 3) .50 OFF On Adult Admiiton Correction The meeting of all Great Falls Softball players interested in forming an association will be tonight at 6:30 at the Civic Center Theater.

The Tribune erred in Tuesday's edition when it printed the meeting would be Tuesday night. Tonight's meeting Is open to all players, managers and sponsors. The Tribune regrets the original error. APRIL 27. 28.

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